Simple Memory Day/ Here I Am Poem

Today was not just another day. It wasn't one of those days that you had, but would soon forget what happened. No, today was a good day, one that you would cherish for the rest of your life. They say that your high school years are your best. Though I would not know if that is true or not, if it is true, this one would go in the books. No, nothing out of the ordinary happened, no heroic thing was done. But what made it a good day, was that I learned that the people who are closest to you, and who don't judge you, and can make you laugh without trying, they are your true friends. Though today was not a busy, nor completely laid back day, I think a few of us learned that even though you are doing work in class, you can make whatever you are doing fun with the people you love most. Laughter is the best medicine. So no, nothing major happened, but sometimes, its the simple things that are the best. I don't have to save a life, or win an award to have a good day that would last in my memories forever, I just need the people I love to be riding on the train of life siting next to me the whole way. 

Here I Am

Here I am,

I am in a loud yet quiet room,

my group is working,

and so are the others.

I see my friends all around me.

The one in front of me, 

is a goof,

the one beside me, 

is a character,

the one across from me,

is a hilarious flirt.

Here I am, 

Listening,

Watching,

as funny things are said and done.

I am amused by what is going on,

I laugh,

I even almost cry.

I find myself joining in,

becoming the class clown,

but I have always known I was.

I have always been the funny one in my family.

Here I am,

telling jokes as the people around me listen,

their eyes wide open,

you could see the astonishment in their eyes.

I say one thing,

the one across from me adds to it,

I laugh,

and we go back and forth.

We create a story that can never be told again.

If it were a book, 

we would be best selling authors.

As we start new subjects,

the story intensifies.

I laugh 'til I cry,

then I let out a sigh.

Here I am,

thinking to myself,

one of the best days I have had is almost over.

I know that all good things must come to an end,

so with the time left,

I embraced what was still in.

I ended with the best story I had ever told,

and all my friends were in.

They laughed so hard, 

they could not breathe. 

I said, 

you better calm down,

or you might sneeze!

And after those words,

they laughed even harder,

and through their laughter,

we heard the bell ring,

we said our goodbyes,

and said see you tomorrow.

Here I am,

wondering what tomorrow will bring,

hoping it brings me joy, 

just as today.

I think back to the previous class, 

and decide maybe it's not over,

so I started a new story,

with another good friend.

She laughed, 

and she really cried.

She turned red,

 and I almost died.

Then,

the tables turned,

she told me a story,

and I continued on hers.

I started my own again,

and again she cried.

Here I am,

looking at the clock,

and it is almost time to go again,

I said see you tomorrow,

and the fun will happen again!

I kid you not,

I will tell another story,

this time though,

it will be of the entire day,

because tomorrow, 

I go to a dance,

with these people I have been talking about,

and if I don't die tomorrow,

it will be a good night.

So,

I bid you farewell,

but not for long,

because before you know it...

Here I Am. 

-Kara Barmer